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he Senate is making budget decisions right now that will impact millions of lives around the world. One of those decisions has to do with the amount of funding our government devotes to programs like the UN.

This week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will debate legislation that sets funding levels for the United Nations, and is the first step in determining whether we fulfill our commitments to fund the UN, or instead walk away from our responsibilities.

President Barack Obama announced his FY 2013 budget request, including full funding for the United Nations and UN peacekeeping missions. Urge Congress to uphold the funding requests for full payment of the UN.

Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives, improve health and ensure long-term prosperity. These programs are critical to achieving those goals. With continued support in Congress, we can save the life of a child every 20 seconds.

The U.S. has been polio free since 1979, but the disease continues to strike children and adults where vaccination coverage rates are lower. In order to ensure the eradication of polio, continued support from Congress is critical.

Holding our dues will kick the can down the road, causing the U.S. to fall behind on its commitments and accumulate arrears at the UN. What's more, failure to pay our peacekeeping dues can undermine the viability of peacekeeping missions.

Tell your Representative that you will not support slashing of funds for the critical services provided by the United Nations - services that serve the interests of the district, the nation, and the world.

Diseases don't know borders, so we need to ensure that the world's leading international response agency has the support and resources it needs to fight back. Sign this petition to let Congress know that you fully support WHO's life-saving work!

Congressman Connolly is a longtime supporter of the UN, please help us thank him for his impactful op-ed. His voice - and the message it carries - comes at a vital time, when our leadership and commitment to the UN is more important now than ever before.

This is a petition asking for full funding for Malaria Prevention Programs.

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